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TULSA, Okla. Dec. 15, 2021 — Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) today begins a new nonstop route from Tulsa via Tulsa International Airport (TUL) to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) in Florida. To celebrate, the company is offering one-way fares on the new route as low as $43.* “The sunn...

TULSA, OK – December 9, 2021 – Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust (TAIT) recently completed the runway rehabilitation project on Runway 18R/36L at Tulsa International Airport. The $13.2 million project rehabilitated the runway pavement and brought the runway safety areas (RSA) into compliance with current FAA design standards. Construction began ...

TULSA, OK – December 8, 2021 – Southwest Airlines today announced daily nonstop service from Tulsa to Austin, TX (AUS) beginning April 25, 2022. The new service will be operated once daily, year-round, on Southwest’s Boeing 737 aircraft. Austin will be Southwest’s seventh nonstop served destination from Tulsa, along with Dallas-Love Field, ...

TULSA, OK – December 1, 2021 – On Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 11:51 p.m. there was a shooting at Tulsa International Airport. Airport police officers responded immediately and brought the incident to a conclusion. The suspect and one airport police officer were the only known injuries. Tulsa Police Department also responded w...

TULSA, OK –November 19, 2021 – Thanksgiving travel will begin this weekend and the airport is planning for an increase in passenger activity. On Wednesday, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration said it expects to screen approximately 20 million air passengers during the busy Thanksgiving travel period, which would be ...

TULSA, Okla. Nov. 18, 2021 — Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) today begins service from Tulsa International Airport (TUL) to Austin, Texas and Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. To celebrate, the company is offering one-way fares on the new routes as low as $39.* “Austin has become a premier travel destination and Phoenix-Mesa is the gateway to the best that the s...

TULSA, OK – November 11, 2021 – On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust (TAIT) approved the selection of LEO A DALY, a global planning, architecture, engineering and interiors firm, to lead the design for a new air traffic control (ATC) tower and TRACON facility at Tulsa International Airport. TAIT received proposals f...

TULSA, OK – November 9, 2021 – This morning, the Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust’s Board of Trustees approved a resolution to change the name of the Richard Lloyd Jones, Jr. Airport to Tulsa Riverside Airport. The new name will be effective January 1, 2022. The airport’s International Air Transport Association (IATA) code, RVS, and Interna...

TULSA, OK – November 2, 2021 - This week, American Airlines and Tulsa International Airport are celebrating nonstop service to three new destinations: Austin (AUS), Washington, D.C. (DCA) and Miami (MIA). The new nonstop flights to these popular business and vacation destinations will be offered year-round. With the addition of these rou...

TULSA, OK – October 14, 2021 – S&P Global Ratings, the credit rating agency, recently revised Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust’s (TAIT) general airport revenue bond rating outlook from “stable” to “positive”, and affirmed its ‘A-‘ long-term rating. The bond rating was applied to two series of refunding bonds: the $1.9...